Nobody wants to send those cards as they represent a very sad period, but once and awhile it is necessary and it gives the other person a bit of comfort in their sorrow. I made some condoleance cards this week, all the same but just with a bit of different colour setting. I love the simplicity and find them very stylish.

Today I show you a special folded card to take you high in the sky for a balloon flight. It is simple but special for the receiver. I chose Marina Mist blue cardstock and stamped the clouds on it in the same colour and coloured them with the chalk marker. Then I added the balloons so we are ready to fly away. This card is easy and special and can be send off in a normal envelop.

Yesterday Désirée and myself were attending a spring market in an elderly home, we were present with our show table with cards and boxes made with Stampin'Up! products. We also gave a workshop on request making hortensia flowers and people loved it and got home with a lovely flower. Of course some people could not come, but we will be attending another fair in two weeks so I am sure other people get the chance to come and see us there.

Last weekend I made a couple of labels with these beautiful ladies, to show the effect of the chalk marker on crumb cake cardstock and the pencils on normal cardstock. I love them, it is relaxing and it turned out to be very colourful.

Today my husband has his birthday and as he is a fish I made a fishy card for him. I chose the triple card technique and used some figures from the set From land to sea, the red fish is from an older set By the tide and the little bubbles and text are from the Oh so succulent set. The fishes got some extra glitter too and my husband was very pleased with his card.

Soon there will be a spring market in Ter Schorre, so in between my other work activities I prepare for this market. One of the things I finished recently is this scrap where I played with the big letters and the beautiful Basket bunch, I love the little bunnies. The background is slightly sponged to create air and grass. Hope you like it.

Yesterday we had a sunny day, ideal to walk through Middelburg, a town with a lot of nice old buildings. Everywhere people where enjoying the weather on the terraces and even eating ice cream. I got some inspiration to make something typical for our region with the Zeeuws button pattern. So when I got home I made this box with our Window box die. I love it, and you?

Yesterday after doing the groceries I decided to do some relaxing in the form of crafting and decided to make a block step card. Normally you see this card very often on Pinterest with a baby theme but I chose a fishy theme so I can use it as a male card and I even changed the direction. I love it.

I know it is relaxing to colour with our ink, markers and some water. I love to see how a scene is build and how a little street where you can relax can be showing a bit different depending on the colours you use.